English

haycart

From hay + cart.

A compound of hay + cart

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- ‘to beat, hew, forge’

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Proto-Germanic *hawją

Proto-West Germanic *hawi

Old English hīeġ

Middle English hey

English hay

Proto-Indo-European *gretH- ‘to tie’

Proto-Germanic *kradô ‘basket’

Proto-West Germanic *krat

Old English cræt ‘cart, wagon’

Middle English cart

English cart

Today it means

noun A cart for transporting hay.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.